Primary completion rate, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary completion rate, total was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 86.0% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 100.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 93.7% | 100.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.1% | 89.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.0% | 88.3% | 5 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Zimbabwe
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 75,834 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 48.44 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 791.53 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 2.2% (2023)
- Net ODA received 22.0% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 791.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 791.53 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 791.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 6.76 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 6.64 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Zimbabwe?
- Primary completion rate, total in Zimbabwe was 86.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.